Game



March 11, 1941. g, p I 2,234,497

GAME

Filed June 25, 1938 G 2? I 44, 54- 4o 4 Inventor; 4G

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Patented Mar. 11, 1941 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE GAME} 7 ErncstP.Lommell, StLCloud, Minn. Application June 25, 1938} Serial No. 215,797

2 Claims.

each indicator when manually operated registerson opposite sides of itsrespective post in sight of the contestants, thus providing the correctscore at all times to all concerned.

A further object is to provide upon the top or playing surface of thetable various zones and lines which are used in scoring points andpenalizing for various infractions of the rules.

Additional objects and advantages of the invention will become apparentfrom the following description.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the game board with the playing ball andclubs shown thereon.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged vertical sectional view on the line 22 of Fig. 3thru a goal post and the table.

Fig. 3 is a vertical section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2 taken at rightangle to Fig. 2, reduced in size.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary view on line 4--4 of Fig. 3 on the same scale asFig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a detail fragmentary face view of a dial on a post with thefront scoring indicator arm in full line and the opposite face indicatorin dotted lines.

Fig. 6 is a view showing a club mostly in perspective with the frontportion of the driving head broken away and in section.

Referring to the drawing numeral I0 designates a table of any suitableshape, but as shown I prefer to use an oblong shape table having itslongitudinal and transverse edges 12 and I4, surrounded by aperpendicular bordering rim lb, The table requires a perfect levelplaying surface 18, which requires some means of construction to preventit from buckling and warping. To assist in keeping the table in aperfect level playing condition, the bordering rim l6, has a groove IS,the edges l2 and M, of said table being glued and interlocked therein,thus making a very rigid and level constructed game table. The borderingrim l6, being oblong shape in cross section is extended at 20, slightlybelow the bottom surface of the table and is extended to" form enclosureextension 22, above the table, the primary purpose of extension 22, isto'assist in keeping the ball 24, that is used when playing the game, onthe table.

Resting upon the bottom of the board and having their edge portions inengagement or in close proximity with the side portions Ilia of the rim16 are four blocks 26 which I have referred to herein as goal posts. Theblocks 26 are positioned toward the ends of the board but spacedtherefrom a suitable distance as indicated at 22a of Figs. 1 and 2.These blocks 26, as clearly shown, are of considerable thickness, areelongated and prism shaped and extend a substantial distance above theextension 22 of rim IS. The pairs of blocks 26" at each end arepositioned in alinement, with their respective sets of surfaces towardthe ends of the board in common planes, and ext-end inwardly a suitabledistance leaving a space 10, Fig. 1, between each pair of blocks, thisspace extending from the upper surface of the board to the tops of theblocks 26. A line H is marked on the bottom of the board, which is shownto extend across the space H1 inthe plane of the outer limits of thepairs of blocks. The blocks 26 may be called goal posts, although theyfunction also as parts of the playing enclosure as is hereinafterpointed out. The

line H is the goal line, and, as hereinafter pointed' out, the ball inplay must be driven across this line and into the space 22a in orderfora player to score a point. These blocks also support thescoringmechanism and indicators which will be referred to in detail later.Extending longitudinally between the goal posts on the longitudinalsides, with their bottom edges contacting the top of the enclosureextension 22, and their top edges even with the top of the goal post 26,are fabricated extensions 28, which are retained in their respectivepositions by the retaining blocks 30, that are retained by means ofscrews 32, to the goal post 26. The extensions 28, are also used for thepurpose of keeping the playing ball 24, on the table while the game isbeing played. The top or the playing surface of the board has attachedthereto by some adhesive material, a fabricated coveringv 34. which issimilar to the kind used on pool or billiard tables and has thereonextending perpendicular in both directions between the interior surfacesof the enclosure extension 22, a plurality of stamped or painted whitelines 35, which establish various rectangular zones, indicated at B andX at the transverse ends of the table, that are used While playing thegame. Referring now to the scoring mechanism on diagonally opposite goalpost 26, it will be readily seen from Figs. 2, 3 and 4 that the postcarrying said mechanism must have a mortise 36, extending therein forreceiving a closely fitted channel shaped member 38. The length of thechannel member 38, is equal to the depth of the mortise 36, tofacilitate the simplicity in assembling, it being only necessary aftermost of the parts are assembled to the interior side of its verticalmember 40, to slide the-correct end of said channel into the mortiseuntil said'end abuts the base 42, of the mortise after which theretaining block 36, keeps it therein. The post 26, supports on oppositesides by means of screws 44, scoring dial plates 46 and 48, which arelocated directly opposite each other and have embossed or printedthereon the scoring numbers from to 10 inclusive. Extending thru thecenter of said dials, post and channel web 40, are apertures 56, whichreceive a shaft 52, having fastened thereto as shown in Figs. 2 and 5,at its outer extremities manually operated scoring indicators 53 and 54,that are set in proper relation on the shaft to operate in-synchronismwith each other and with the ratchet wheel 55, whose hub is pinned orkeyed to said shaft and contacts the face of web 40. The ratchet 55, isengaged by a detent 56, on a bell hammer arm 58, which is pivotallymounted at 66, to the web 40. A torsional spring 62, has one of its endsfastened at 64, to the channel 38, while its other end extends aroundthe pivot 66, and thence under the lower face of the hammer arm 58. Thespring 62, tends to produce rotation in a clockwise direction to saidhammer arm 58, thus preventing the ratchet wheel 55, from being turnedin clock direction, because of the interlocking contact between thedetent 56, and the teeth of the ratchet wheel caused by said springaction which also prevents backward turning of the scoring indicators5B. The hammer arm 58, consists of a pivoted member 59, having integraltherewith the detent 56, and the resilient extension 6|, which allowsfor the ringing of a bell 62, when one of scoring indicators areoperated, because the raised portion 63, of the following ratchet toothwill force the detent down in an anticlock direction until said raisedportion 63,, passes by the detent 56, then the torsional spring 62, willcause the hammer arm 58, to rotate clockwise about its axis ringing thebell. Referring to Fig. 6, the playing club 64, consists of a hollowhead member 65, being shaped at both ends similar to the curvature of anenlarged head of an egg, the portion between the two ends beingcompleted to form a smooth curvature surface over the entire head. Thehandle member 66, is attached to oneend of said head, thus having a clubthe shape as shown in the drawing.

The rules and regulations for the hockey ball game are as follows:

The ball 24, is placed as shown in Fig. 1 on the line A, and the twocontestants start off with the usual face off tapping of the clubs abovethe ball giving the signals of hockey one, two, three and play, at whichtime the ball is struck by either of the contestants. The idea is to getthe ball between and thru your opponent's goal posts, which is done whenthe ball crosses the line H and enters the space 22a at either end ofthe field. Each goal counts 1 and you register your goal or points onthe indicator at your goal by turning of the scoring indicator 54, whichalso registers scoring indicator 53, thus you and your opponent canreadily see your score because of this double scoring indicator. Theplayer who obtains 10 points or goals first wins the game. After a pointhas been marked up, or the ball has been knocked from the table, thepenalty is against the player who knocked the ball from the table andthe ball is given to the other contestant where it is now put in play byhim at point X. If the ball at any times goes into zones B, the

player at that particular end of the table has the privilege of strikingit or placing it in the X space and starting from there.

' Foo s, Los'r BALLS, AND PENALTIES 1st.If ball is played over centerline A it is lost to opponent.

2nd.-If player rests arms on goal post, ball is lost.

3rd.-If contestant knocks ball into the goal he is defending with hisown club, it is called back ball and is lost to opponent.

Penalties lst.If player knocks ball off table, opponent gets the balland gets a free shot (must be a bank shot) at his own goal without beingguarded. If ball stays in goal, 1 point is scored. If

ball rebounds out of goal there is no count.

2nd.If player knocks ball off table in going over goal line and ball hastouched the enclosure extension back of goal, there is no penalty or nocount. However if ball does not touch the enclosure extension 22, backof goal and leaves table, opponent gets ball for a free bank shot.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. Game apparatus comprising an elongated board with a raised solid rimabout all of its margins, pairs of upright blocks of substantial widthpositioned with their outer ends in close proximity to the sides of therim towards each end of the board, said pairs being spaced predetermineddistances inside of the respective rimends, the blocks of each pairbeing in alinement and separated so as to leave a playing openingbetween them extending to the surface of the board, guarding stripsabove the rim-sides only extending along the sides of the field betweenthe outer ends of the blocks, and goal lines marked on the surface ofthe board in the plane of the outer limits of the pairs of blocks.

2. Game apparatus comprising an elongated board with a raised solid rimabout all of its margins, pairs of blocks positioned with their outerends in close proximity to the sides of the rim towards each end of theboard, said blocks being of substantial thickness and of considerablygreater height than the height of the rimsides, the respective pairsbeing rigidly held on the board in alinement at a predetermined distanceinside the rim-ends, the blocks of each pair being separated so as toleave a playing opening between them extending to the surface of theboard, flexible guarding strips extending between the outer ends of theblocks above the rim-sides, and goal lines marked on the surface of theboard adjacent and parallel with the outersid limits of the respectivepairs of blocks.

ERNEST P. LOMMELL,

